Susan lochman xitjber



(No Model.)

A S.L.HUBBR. HEATER ATTAHMENT .POR vHJLMIIIA'II-ISTI-fr APPARATUS.

No. 477,368. PatentedJune 21, 13.92.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEE-ICE.

SUSAN LOOHMAN HUBER, OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA,

HEATER ATTACHMENT FoR TLLUMINATING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 477,368, dated June 21,1892.

Application filed February 19, 1892.A Serial No. l22,117. `(llo'model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, SUSAN LocHMAN HUBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at York, in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Heater Attachments forIlluminating Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact de- Scription.

This invention relates to that class of heaters which are adapted to beattached to illuminating apparatus, such as gas-burners or lamps for usein heating articles of food and for other purposes, and it is speciallydesigned for use in apartments of sick persons or invalids. u

The invention consists of a drum or Vheating-chamber supported upon atripod or other device having a sleeve or collar by which it is attachedto the illuminating apparatus and a hood or shade fitted to telescope onsaid drum, all substantially as I will proceed now more particularly toset forth and finally claim.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, in the twogures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure lis anVelevation showing my heater appliedto a gasburner, and Fig. 2 is avertical section of the heater on a larger scale.

The heater proper is composed of a drum a, preferably of sheet metal,having the side wall Z2 of suitable height, the bottom c, which, asherein shown, is composed of a sheet of metal provided with perforationsd, through which the heat from the flame passes, and a closed or solidtop e by which the heat is con- :fined within the drum about the articleto be heated. The parts of the drum are unitedin any usual manner, thebottom c projecting slightly beyond the side wall b to form a flange c',for a purpose presently set forth. It is obvious that I may use awire-netting bottom instead of the perforated sheet-metal bottom. Thedrum a is provided in its side wall b with a rectangular or other shapedopening f for the insertion and removal of the article to be heated.This druln is provided with a tripod comprising arms g of wire or othersuitable material, which at their upper ends are bent inwardly to formshoulders h, upon which the drum d rests, the upper bent portions ofsaid arms being passed through holes t' j in the outer and loweredges,respectively, of the bottom lc and side wall b of the drum, and saidends are then bent outward and downward upon the fiange c of the drum toform a firm union between the arms and drum. Obviously the arms g maybe. otherwise secured to the drum. The arms g extend downwardly andinwardly from the drum at a suitable inclination, and at their lowerends are bent, as at k, to form Vertical or nearly-Vertical fingers Z,and these fingers Z are soldered, brazed, or, otherwise secured to ametal sleeve or collar m of suitable size or shape, by which the heateris attached to the illuminating apparatus.

In Fig. 1 ofthe drawings I have shown my heater applied to a gas-burner,the sleeve or collar m being made of a size and shape to it snugly thetip or burner-tube n of the burner and resting upon the iiange othereof; but it is obvious that it may be adapted to be attached toother illuminating apparatus by simply varying the construction andarrangement of the parts of the supporting-tripodthat is to say, byusing a collar or sleeve of larger or smaller dimensions and spreadingapart or drawing together the arms g, as may be required, or otherdevices may be used for supporting the heater. A metallic or other shadeor hood p, of slightly-larger diameter than the drum a, is fitted oversaid drum and is adapted to be slid up and down or telescope thereon, asshown in dotted and full lines, respectively, in Fig. 2, for the purposeof uncovering or exposing and covering or shading the flame when theheater is in use. The hood or shade p is provided at its upper end withan inturned flange q, which, when said hood is in its lowest position,rests upon those portions of the arms g which are bent upon the flange cof the drum, (see at the left of Fig. 2;) but it is obvious that if saidportions of the arms g did not extend outside'of the drum and upontheiiange c the flange q of the hood or shade would come againstfandrest upon the said flange c. The hood when in its lowered position alsoserves to direct the heat from the flame to the drum.

The operation of my heater is as follows: The heater having been securedto the burner or other illuminating apparatus, a cup or other vessel rcontaining the article to be IOO heated is placed in the drum throughthe opening f and upon the perforated bottom thereof. The burner islighted and the ilame so regulated as to cause its heat to pass throughthe perforated bottom of the drum and heat the contents of the cup Thecontents of the cup having been heated and it being desired to keep saidcontents warm, the cup may be placed upon the top c of the drum andthere kept warm any length of time without danger of burning.

In using my heater the hood p is raised or lowered according to thelight it is desired t0 have in the room. For instance, if it be de-`sired to keep the light from the bed of a sick person or invalid whileusingthe heater, the hood p is lowered, as shownin full lines; but

if it be desired to light the room the hood p is raised, as shown indotted lines, Fig. 2, the lower edge thereof resting upon the iiange cof the drum or upon the wires of the tripod, or the hood may engage thedrum or some part of it frictionally, or it may be entirely removed fromthe heater. 'When the hood is in its lowered position, there will besufficient i light thrown into the room and about the heater for theoperator or attendant to see what is going on.

1. A heater attachment for illuminating apparatus, comprising a drumhaving a perfoor vessel.`

rated or foraminous bottom, a closed top, and an opening in its sidewall, a tripod for supporting said drum in place above the iiame, and ahood fitted telescopically to said drum to conceal the iame more orless, substantially as described.

2. In a heater attachment for illuminating apparatus, the combination,with a drum or heating-chamber and vmeans for supporting the same abovea flame, of a hood or shade fitted telescopically to said drum orheatingchamber to conceal the iiame more or less, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

3. A heater attachment for illuminating apparatus, comprising a drumhaving a chamber to receive a vessel to be heated, a support for such`drum, whereby it may be placed upon a heating medium, a hoodmovable'with relation to the drum and heating medium, and interlockingflanges on the bottom and -top'of the drum and hood, respectively, for

supporting the hood in its lowermost position, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 18th day ofFebruary, A. D. i892. v

SUSAN LOCHMAN HUBER.

Witnesses:

ANNA L. HUBER, J. JEssoP.

